Meaning of Faction | Babel Free
ˈfæk.ʃənDefinitions
- A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
- A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.
- Strife; discord.
- The facts found in fiction.
Equivalents
Azərbaycan dili
fraksiya
Беларуская
крыло
Български
разногласие
Català
facció
Cymraeg
asgell
Español
facción
Français
faction
Gàidhlig
eadar-dhealachadh
Հայերեն
խմբակցություն
Italiano
fazione
ქართული
ფრაქცია
Қазақ тілі
фракция
Lietuvių
frakcija
Latviešu
frakcija
मराठी
गट
Slovenčina
krídlo
Slovenščina
skupina
Examples
“Real factions may be divided into those from interest⟳, from principle, and from affection”
“Prejudice has bred a counterprejudice so that now neither faction can nor will see⟳ without distortion.”
“The Chinese Communist army in Kiangsi province has split⟳ into two factions struggling against each other following the purge of the "gang of four" led by Chiang Ching, according to an intelligence report⟳ from the Chinese mainland.”
“Publick [sic] affairs soon fell into the utmost confusion, and in this state of faction and perplexity, the island continued, until its re-capture by the French in 1779.”
“He asks the audience if they believe⟳ that they will be more loved by the gods if the city is in a state of faction than if they govern the city with good order⟳ and concord.”
“Near-synonym: fictionalization”
“Blind genius of faction / Obituary of Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine writer [title]”
“Contemporary reviewers offered different labels in attempts to describe⟳ the genre of Schindler's List. Lorna Sage, D.J. Enright and Robert Taubman called it a ‘documentary novel’; Paul Bailey and Gay Firth ‘faction’; […]”
“[Norman Mailer] was, though, absolutely the daddy of faction, his novels or journalism reporting every conflict from 1939 to Iraq and biographising Americans including John F Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali and Neil Armstrong.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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